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Catholic Christianity Keywords Flashcards

Keywords for the exam on the 15th May 2012 (96 cards)

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Agnosticism

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Not being sure whether God exists.

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Atheism

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Believing that God does not exist.

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Conversion

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When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.

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Free Will

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The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.

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Miracle

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Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.

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Moral Evil

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Actions done by humans which cause suffering.

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Natural Evil

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Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.

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Numinous

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The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.

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Omni-benevolent

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The belief that God is all good.

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Omnipotent

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The belief that God is all powerful.

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Omniscient

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The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.

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Prayer

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An attempt to contact God, usually through words

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Abortion

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The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.

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Assisted Suicide

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Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.

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Euthanasia

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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.

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Immortality of the soul

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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.

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Near-death experience

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When someone about to die has an out of body experience.

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Non-voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.

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Paranormal

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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.

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Quality of life

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The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.

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Reincarnation

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The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.

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Resurrection

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The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.

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Sanctity of life

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The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.

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Voluntary Euthanasia

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Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.

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Adultery
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.
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Civil partnership
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.
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Cohabitation
Living together without being married
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Contraception
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.
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Faithfulness
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.
30
Homosexuality
Sexual attraction to the same sex.
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Nuclear Family
Mother, father and children living as a unit.
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Pre-marital sex
Sex before marriage.
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Procreation
Making a new life.
34
Promiscuity
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.
35
Re-constituted family
Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.
36
Re-marriage
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.
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Community Cohesion
A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.
38
Discrimination
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.
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Ethnic Minority
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.
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Interfaith marriages.
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.
41
Multi-ethnic society
Many different races and cultures living together in one society.
42
Multi-faith society
Many different religions living together in one society.
43
Prejudice
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.
44
Racial Harmony
Different races living together happily.
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Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others.
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Religious freedom
The right to practise your religion and change your religion.
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Religious Pluralism
Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.
48
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender.
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Not being sure whether God exists.
Agnosticism
50
Believing that God does not exist.
Atheism
51
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.
Conversion
52
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices.
Free will
53
Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think that only God could have done it.
Miracle
54
Actions done by humans which cause suffering.
Moral Evil
55
Things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans.
Natural Evil
56
The feeling of the presence of something greater than you.
Numinous
57
The belief that God is all good.
Omni-benevolent
58
The belief that God is all powerful.
Omni-potent
59
The belief that God knows everything has has happened and everything that is going to happen.
Omniscient
60
An attempt to contact God, usually through words
Prayer
61
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Abortion
62
Proving a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.
Assisted Suicide
63
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.
Euthanasia
64
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Immortality of the soul
65
When someone about to die has an out of body experience.
Near death experience
66
Ending someones life painlessly when they cannot ask you but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Non-voluntary Euthanasia
67
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g Ghosts, Mediums.
Paranormal
68
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Quality of life
69
The belief that after death souls are reborn in a new body.
Reincarnation
70
The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Resurrection
71
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.
Sanctity of life
72
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it.
Voluntary Euthanasia
73
A sexual act between a married person and someone other than their marriage partner.
Adultery
74
A legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as husband and wife.
Civil Partnership
75
Living together without being married
Cohabitation
76
Intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring.
Contraception
77
Staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them.
Faithfulness
78
Sexual attraction to the same sex.
Homosexuality
79
Mother, father and children living as a unit.
Nuclear Family
80
Sex before marriage.
Pre-marital Sex
81
Making a new life.
Procreation
82
Having sex with a number of partners without commitment.
Promiscuity
83
Where two sets of children (stepbrothers and stepsisters) become one family when their divorced parents marry each other.
Reconstituted family
84
Marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage.
Remarriage
85
A common vision and sense of belonging for all groups in society.
Community Cohesion
86
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.
Discrimination
87
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group.
Ethnic Minority
88
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions.
Interfaith marriage
89
Many different races and cultures living together in one society.
Multi-ethnic society
90
Many different religions living together in one society.
Multi-faith society
91
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them.
Prejudice
92
Different races living together happily.
Racial Harmony
93
The belief that some races are superior to others.
Racism
94
The right to practise your religion and change your religion.
Religious Freedom
95
Accepting all religions as having equal rights to co-exist.
Religious Pluralism
96
Discriminating against people because of their gender.
Sexism

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